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2011 Census

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Welcome to the 2011 Census Page

Scotland’s Census is organised by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) - previously the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS).

Scotland's Census website
Release 1B of results from Scotland's 2011 Census are now available. These statistics provide estimates to the usually resident population of Scotland and each council area on census day, broken down by five-year age bands and sex, together with estimates of the number of households in each council area. This release also includes two interactive data visualisations to aid understanding and interpretation of the statistics.

The full publication, 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland – Release 1B and relevant data can be found on the Scotland's Census website.

Producing and Delivering Scotland's Data
Find all the latest news and updates relating to the ongoing work we are doing to produce statistical data from Scotland's 2011 Census.

Our approach to the census is outlined in key documents, such as the Scotland's Census 2011 Government Statement and its supporting evidence paper, within the Policy and Methodology section.
 
Consultation and Research
This section contains information on consultations, seminars and user groups associated with Scotland's 2011 Census.
 
Preparations 

NRS undertook extensive preparation work in advance of the census, to make sure that people would understand the questions and that the questionnaire delivery and processing arrangements would work. This section gives information on the 2009 rehearsal and the 2006 census test.

A Sample of the 2011 Household Questionnaire is available as a PDF file (781 Kb).
 
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Page last updated: 19 March 2013


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